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Queens Teacher: Duncan Forms an "Equity and Excellence Commission" to Shut Civil Rights Leaders Up

Queens Teacher: Duncan Forms an "Equity and Excellence Commission" to Shut Civil Rights Leaders Up

Duncan Forms an "Equity and Excellence Commission" to Shut Civil Rights Leaders Up

Duncan Highlights Education Department's Civil Rights Agenda
Secretary Promises to Advance Civil Rights by Addressing Inequities in Schools


July 28, 2010

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced he would form a bipartisan commission to examine educational equity and promised to pursue federal policies that would advance equity in the nation's K-12 schools.

In a speech at the conference marking the 100th anniversary of the National Urban League, Duncan told civil rights leaders that the Obama administration's school reform agenda is benefiting students of color and those